Machine for securing flies to boxes.



No. 815,003. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

J. P. BIRD.

MACHINE FOR SECURING PLIES T0 BOXES.

APPLICATION FILFD JULY 9. 1900.

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J. r. BIRD. MACHINE FOR SECURING FLIYES T0 BOXES.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 9. 1900.

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J. P. BIRD. v MACHINE POR- SECURING ,FLIES TO BOXES.

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MACHINE FOR SEGURI-NGILIES T0 BOXES.

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No. 815,003. v V PATENTBD MAR. 13, 1906.

J. P. BIRD.

. MACHINE FOR SECURING FLIE$ T0 BOXES.

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I No. 815,003.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Iatented March 13, 1906.

Application filed ly 9,1900. Serial No. 22,960,

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES PHILIP BIRD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester, State ofMassachusetts, (post-oflice address Worcester, Massachusetts,) haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for SecuringFlies to Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for securing flies to boxes, and isof the kind wherein a continuous strip of paper is gummed, fed onto thebox-receiving table, cut into the desired lengths, and secured to thebox; and the object of the invention is to simplify the method ofsecurin flies to boxes and obviate the present diffiou ties arising inthis class of machines by completing the entire process of gumming,cutting, and pasting with onemachine. tinuous strip of'paper of theStyle selected is fed from a roll over a glue-distributing wheel,through an intermittently-operated feed-roll and' feed-wheels, andthence down onto an oscillating box-receiving table, after whichit iscut off and the box-receiving table brought into contact with anintermittently-operated presser-bar when thefly is secured to the box.

The above-recited sequential movements are produced by having thefeed-roll intermittently operated by a rack-bar, pinion, ratchet-,wheel, and intermediate connections and'a series of properly-arrangedcams on an auxiliary shaft driven by the main shaft and operating,through intermediate mechanism, the cutting-knife, the oscillatingbox-receiving table, and the presSer-bar for each complete operation ofthe machine. Heretofore in this class of machines it has been necessaryto previously. prepare the flies before they were placedupon themachine, usually by cutting them intothedesired len ths, gumming,

- and putting them into stac rs or'pads before placing them on the tableof the machine.

Each fiy is then dampened, thebox placed in In order to accomplish this,a con,

the box -receiving table, cut OE, and secured to the-box a great savingof time is effected and a uniform condition of the pasted flies isalways preserved.

This invention consists of certain new and novel features ofconstruction and operation, which will be fully and clearly set forth inthe following specification and the essential points of'merit pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specificatiomFi'gure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, the parts being shown asready to receive a box. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a partial sideelevation with parts of the side frame broken away to show theoperating-cams, the position of the parts being the extreme op ositeof'that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a etail elevation of the rack-bar,pinion, and ratchet-wheel for operating the feed-roll. Fig. 5 is areverse e evation of a part of the same." Fig 6 shows the feed-roll andone of the feed-wheels. Fig.

7 is a detail side view, partially in section, of

a portion of the box-receiving table and slid- Fig. 8 is a verticalsection on the. line 8 8, Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detail horizontal ingblocks.

section of the cam, driving-gear, and parts for adjusting the throw ofthe rack-bar. Fig. 10 is a detail view, partially in section, of the"feeding mechanism. Fig. 11 is'a side view of the rack-bar holder, rack,and pinion. Fig. 12 is a detail view of the knife. Fig. 13 is a top planview of the table 95 and gooseneck 96; and Fig. 14 is a detail end viewof the table, the fly-holding plate, and the presser-bar, the partsbeing open, as shown in- Fig. 1. Similar numerals of reference indicatelike parts throughout the specification and the various views of thedrawings.

In the practical application and construction of the machine, 1 1 arethe side frames supporting the various working parts, the

driving-shaft 2 being journaled therein and.

having on its respective ends the driving-pulley 3 and on the operatorsside'of the machine 'a pinion 4, meshing with and driving a gearwheel 5,secured to the ,auxiliary shaft 6.-

Bolted to the outer face of the gear-wheel 5 is a block 7, provided witha longitudinal dove-v tailed or beaded groove 8, Fig. 9, adapted toreceive and retain a stud 9, having a corresponding dovetailed or beadedhead, through which is a threaded opening 10 to receive the adjlisting-bolt 1 1, extending along the groove 8 and held in position bycaps 12, fastened to. each end of the block. Fitted onthe stud 9 whichwill move the stud 9 toward or fromthe axis of the gear-wheel to thedesired position, when the lock-nuts are tightened and the parts willagain be held rigidly together.

A shaft 24 carries the feed-roll 25 and is journaled in bearings 26,bolted to and extending through the side frames, said shaft having apinion loosely mounted thereon,

engaging the rack 14 on the rack-bar 14. Freely supported on the end ofthe bearing 26 of shaft 24 between the pinion 30 and the side frame bymeans of a collar-bearing 29 is a block 27, having a longitudinal groove28 therein, in which the rack-bar is guided and held in engagement withthe pinion as it moves up and down with each revolution of thegear-wheel 5, and has a cut-away portion 31 to permit the rack-bar tomesh with the pinion on shaft 24 and is also free to move in response tothe various planes assumed by the rack-bar during its operation. Mountedon the reduced end of the pinion 30 is a pawlcarrying disk 33, said diskhaving on the hub thereof a pin 34, engaging in a corresponding hole inthe pinion and by means of which they are locked together and move asone piece. A disk 35 is loosely carried on the shaft 24 just in front ofthe pawl-carrying disk, the outer face being covered with somefrictional material 36, such as leather or the like, and is held infrictional contact with the inner face of a ratchet-wheel 39 by a spring41, surrounding the shaft 24 and pressing against the pawl carrying disk35. The pawl-carrying disk has a pawl 38 pivoted thereto at 40, saidpawl having a short under projection 39,with a slot 40 therein that isengaged by a fixed pin 37 on the friction-disk, acting to throw the pawlinto engagement with the ratchet-wheel immediately the pawlcarrying diskis moved. The ratchet-wheel 39 is fixed to the outer end of thefeed-roll shaft 24 in front of and in contact with the frictiondisk 35and engages the pawl on the pawl-carrying disk and directly operates thefeed-roll 25 by means of the above-described connections withtherack-bar. On the end of shaft 24 is a hand-wheel 42 for manuallyoperating the feed-roll when it is so desired. Thus it will be seen thatWhen the gear-wheel 5 revolves it will operate the rack-bar to rotatethe pinion 30 on the feed-roll shaft 24, which in turn operates thepawl-carrying disk, and the pawl on said disk will be thrown down intoengagement with the ratchet-wheel by the pin on the friction-disk, saiddisk not moving until the pawl engages the ratchet, when thepawlcarrying disk, the friction disk, and the ratchet-wheel will movetogether and rotate the feed-roll 25 the desired distance, whereupon therack-bar will be drawn down and the pinion 30, pawl-carrying disk, andfriction-disk will be returned to their initial positions ready foranother operation to progress the feed-roll. When the pawl-carrying diskis rotated backward by the rack and pinion, the frictional disk does notimmediately respond, and the pin 37 thereon will lift the pawl out ofengagement with the ratchetwheel and then move back with thepawl-carrying disk.

Bolted to each inner face of the side frames above the feed-roll 25 aretwo brackets 50, to which are secured, by means of bolts, a crossbar 51,that supports the feed-wheels above the feed-roll, and they may beadjusted laterally on said cross-bar so that they do not come in contactwith the gummed edge of the paper. The feed-wheels 53 are held infrietional contact with the feed-roll and are rubber-faced and carriedby brackets 54, Fig. 6, having upwardly-projecting studs 55, that bearin sleeves 56, said sleeves having enlarged openings in their lowerends, in which spiral springs 57 are lodged and surround the reducedends 58 of the studs 55, said springs bearing against the shoulders onthe studs and the shoulders of the sleeves and tending to force thefeed-wheels down against the feed-roll. Extending through the reducedportions of the studs are pins 61, that engage in slots 62 in the sidesof the sleeves to retain the feed-wheels in their proper positions onthe feedroll. The upper ends of the sleeves 56 pass through longitudinalslots 52 in the bar 51 and are threaded to receive nuts 63, which retainthem in position by drawing the shoulders 64 on the sleeves against theunder portions of the bar 51, and the studs 55 pass through the sleevesand are threaded to receive the adjusting-nuts 65, and by means of whichthe pressure of the feed-wheels on the feed-roll is regulated to suitthe thickness of paper being used for the flies.

A roll of paper is carried on a shaft 7], j ournaled in the side frameof the machine, and is held in position by plates 72, that areadjustable on the shaft 71 to suit any width of paper. Farther to therear of the machine is a glue-receptacle 73, supported on crossrods 74,secured in the side frames of the ma chine, said glue-receptacle havinga heatingchamber 75 underneath it, to which steam is admitted throughthe supply-pipe 76, having a controlling-valve 78, and exhausted throughthe pipe 77, located at the opposite end of the heat-chamber. J ournaledon the glue-receptacle in any suitable manner is a shaft 7 9, upon whichis securely mounted the glue-distributing wheel and over which the stripof IIC paper passesafter it leaves'the roll; buti'the paper being ofgreater width than the gluedistributing wheel it is necessary to havesome support for it, and this is accomplished by having a semicircularshield 81 fastened to the side frame and the top of the receptacle, andbeing of the same diameter-as the glue-wheel and almost touching theface of the same the paper will travel along freely and that portion ofit exposed to the glue-wheel will be properly gummed. The paper gummedon the under side then passes down underv an idle roller 84, journaledin the side frame and the top of the glue-receptacle, where it comes incontact with a scraper 82, secured to a shaft 83, ournaled in the sideframe and the top of the glue-receptacle, where the surplus glue isscraped OE and runs back into the glue-receptacle. Then passing uparound an idle roller 87, carried in the ends of the side frames, thepaper passes along gummed side up to the feed-roll and feed-wheels,where it is fed down onto the receiving-table, after which it is cut ofland secured to the box by operations hereinafter more fully described.

The main body 95 of the box-receiving table, having a frame 95 securedthereto, is bolted to a gooseneck bracket 96, having splitjournal-bearings that encircle the bearings 26 of the feed-roll 25 andare loosely secured thereto, so as to form a pivot connection for theoscillatory movement of the table. Pivoted to the lower end of the tableis a toggle-link 98, to which is pivoted an under toggle-link 99, saidunder toggle-link 99 being supported on a rock-shaft 94, journaled inthe side frames of the machine at 1001and pivoted to the tabletoggle-link at 101, therey forming a toggle-j oint connection forraisingand lowering the table. J ournaled on a rod 102 in the'side frameis a downwardlyprojecting cam-lever. 103, pivoted at its lower end to arod 104, connected with the lower toggle-link 99, said cam-levercarrying a roller 106, that travels in a groove 107 in the face of a cam108, fixed to the auxiliary shaft 6, said cam giving abackward-and-forward thrust to the cam-lever, thereby moving theconnecting-rod 104 and operating the togglejoint to' raise and lower thetable for each revolution of the cam with the auxiliary shaft. Theconnecting-rod 104 has a right and left handed nut or' turnbuckle 105,adapted'to shorten or lengthen the rod for adjustingthe throw of thetoggle and the movement of the table. The main body of the table has twovertical holes 115, that re ceive studs 1 16 therein, said-studsprotruding beyond the top plane of the table and are secured to adovetail key-bar 117, that lies longitudinally along the top of thetable and has slidably arranged thereon dovetail grooved blocks '1 18,ada ted to receive the fly and the box to which t e fly is secured, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 8. The dovetail slots ,journaled on therod'102, the lower arm of 117 inthe'slidable blocks are of 'greater depth than'the thickness of the keybar, so that when the key-bar isreleased by turning the The stud is thendrawn down by the handwheels, inturn forcing the key-b ar against the table and locking the slidableblocks in the desired positions, as .seen in Figs. 7 and 8. The numberof'slidable blocks on the key-bar is one less than the number re uiredto completely occupy the surface of t e key-bar, so that sufficientspace is left to adjust the blocks for the diflerent sizes of boxes. i

The flyholding plate 125 extends forward on the :table far enough tocover the fly, with the exception of the gummed portion, and hasdownwardly-projecting pins 126 on the rear edge thereof, that slide inholes 127 in the rear portion of the table-frame 95, the lower end ofsaid pins being provided with heads that abut the lugs 128, secured tothe side frame of the machine, and springs 129, surrounding said pinsand held in position by the heads on the pins and the bottom of thetable. After the fly has been fed onto the table the table i rises, thepins 126 are removed from contact with the lugs 128, and the fly-plateis drawn down against the ungummed part of the fly by the springs 129 insuch manner that the plate will securely hold the fly until thepresserbar has operated and the table has returned to the position shownin Fig. 1, when the flyholding plate will'be raised againand another flyfed down onto the table.

The paper-cutting mechanism consists of a U-shaped bracket 130, havinsplit journalbearings 131, Fig. 3, that are loosely secured tothe'feedroll shaft 24; the end of the bracket 130 extending along theinner end of the ta+ ble in an oblique direction (see Fig. 3) and hasadjustably secured thereto the knife 132 y neath the knife-bracket andfastened thereto is an elongated: curved late134, that serves as a guideand hold-up or the paper after the knife has descended. The loose end ofthe continuous stri of paper is supported on the plate 134, an when theknife-bracket returns to the position shown in Fig. 1that is, theinitial condition of the machine-the bottom of the plate 134 will beflush with the tops of the slidable blocks 1 18, so that the paper canagain be fed down onto the table and the machine be ready for anotheroperation. The inner end of the table-body 135 serves as an opposingshear-block for the knife, so

that when the obliquely-arranged knife descends it will have a shearingaction'and cut the paper in a clear and'decisive manner. A rod 136 ispivoted to one side of the knifebracket and extends down to'and ispivotally connected with a bell-crank lever 137,

means of'screws 133. Located under IIO the bell-crank carrying a roller138, that rides in a groove 139 in the face of a cam 140, fixed to theauxiliary shaft 6, said cam operating to raise and lower theknife-bracket for each revolution of the auxiliary shaft 6.

After the box has been placed inposition on top of the fly lying on theslidable blocks secured to the table the table is raised until it meetsthe presser-bar 144. The presser-bar is preferably rectangular in shape,is of suflicient width to cover the gummed portion of the fly, and ispivotally connected to the lower toggle-links 145, pivoted to uppertogglelinks 146, said upper toggle-links pivotally dependent from thesupporting-arm 148, secured to the top and side of one of the sideframes, and a bar 150, that serves to connect the two toggle-jointstogether, is secured to the operating-lever 151 by a link 152. Thisoperating-lever is journaled on a stud 153 to the side frame and haspivoted thereto above the said 'ournal a connecting-rod 154, providedwit an elongated right and left threaded nut or turnbuckle 155 forregulating the throw of the operating-lever. The opposite end of thisconnecting-rod is pivotally connected with the cam-lever 156, j ournaledon the stud 102, said cam-lever carrying a roller 157, that travels in agroove 158 in the face of a cam 159, that is fixed on the auxiliaryshaft 6. Attached to the bottom of the presserbar is a piece of softmaterial 160, such as rubber or the like, so that the box when broughtin contact with the presser-bar will receive sufficient pressure at allpoints to make the fiyadhere firmly thereto.

The cams controlling the paper-cutting knife, the box-receiving table,and the presserbar are mounted on the auxiliary shaft 6, driven by themain shaft, and are so arranged and timed that they will cause the papercutting knife to descend simultaneously with the upward movement of thetable, and the presser-bar will begin to descend when the table hasabout reached the limit of its upward movement, so that when thepresserbar meets the table sufficient pressure will be exerted to securethe fly to the box. (See Fig. 3.) After this operation as the camscontinue to rotate they will cause the table to descend, thepaper-cutting knife to ascend, and the presser-bar to recede to theirinitial positions ready for another operation, as shown in Fig. 1.

The operation of the machine is controlled by a treadle 161, located onthe operators side of the machine and having a short shaft 163 rigidlysecured thereto, that is journaled in arms 162, bolted to the side frameand ex tending inwardly under the table. The shaft 163 has fixed theretoan upright standard 164, provided with a semicircularly-grooved head165. on the top thereof and vertical slots in the side of said head thatreceive a horizontal pin 168, carried by the clutchshifting rod 167,that is journaled in the side frames, said clutch-shifting rod havingsecured on the end opposite the treadle an arm 170, that engages theclutch 169, secured on the end of the main driving-shaft. Thus it willbe seen that when the treadle is depressed the short shaft 163 will berocked, thereby moving the upright standard 164, engaged by the pin 168in the clutch-shifting rod 167, thereby drawing the clutch-rod towardthe operators side of the machine and causing the arm 170 to force theclutch into engagement with the drivingpulley 3 and start the operationof the machine. Any standard form of clutch may be employe, as theparticular construction of the clutch forms no part of this invention.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Presuming the paper to be inposition to be operated upon by the feedroll and feedwheels, power isapplied by depressin the treadle and through its connections with theclutch-rod throwing the clutch into engagement with the drivingpulley,thereby rotating the main shaft and the pinion on the end of said shaftdriving the gear 5 and the auxiliary shaft 6. An intermittent forwardfeed is given to the feed-roll by the gear 5, operating the rack-barthat meshes with the pinion loosely mounted on the bearing of thefeedroll shaft, said pinion intermittently driving the pawl-carryingdisk, the friction-disk, and the ratchet-wheel secured to the feed -rollshaft and operated by the pawl on the pawlcarrying disk. For each upwardmovement of the rack-bar the feed-roll and feed-wheels are operated andthe paper with the gummed side upward is fed forward and down onto thetable, when the feeding will cease because the rack-bar has reached thelimit of its upward throw, and as the rack-bar descends it will carryback withit to the initial position the pinion, the pawl-carrying disk,and friction-disk, the ratchet-wheel remaining in its progressedposition. The knife-controlling cam, located on the auxiliary shaft 6,driven by the gear 5, having by this time rotated a sufiicient distanceto reach the operating portion thereof will draw down the bell-cranklever 137 and rod 136, connected to the knifebracket, and start theknife in a downward direction, The box to which the fly is to be securedis then placed over the fly that rests on the slidable blocks on thetable, and simul= taneously with the above.- described action thetable-controlling cam on the auxiliary shaft 6 will be in position todraw the cam.- lever arm 103 toward its axis, thereby giving a thrust tothe connecting-rod 104, that will operate the toggle-links 98 and 99 andgradually straighten said toggle-joint and cause the table to ascend.The descent of the knife and the ascent of the table will produce ashearing action between the knife and the end of the table, and thepaper will be severed The presser-bar is operated at the same time byacam located onthe auxiliary shaft 6, that forces the cam-arm 156 awayfrom its axis, which will give a thrust to the connecting-rod 154,thereby pulling the long operating-lever 151, that in turn will operatethe toggle-links 145 and 146 to force the presser- 7 they .continue torotate the reverse actionwill take place, the knife will ascend, thetabar down against the table when the table has reached the limit of itsupward movement, as shown in Fig. 3. After the cams have operated in themanner described and ble descend, and the presser-bar recede to thepositions shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what'I claim as newand desire -to secure by Letters Patent:

" for moving the box-receiving table and the presser-bar toward and fromeach other.

- moving the table and presser-bar toward and 2. In a machine, forsecuring flies to boxes,

glue-distributing mechanism, intermittentlyactuated paper-feedingmechanism, an intermittently-actuated paper-cutting knife, a movablebox-receiving table, an intermittently-actuated presser-bar and meansfor away from each other.

3. In a machine for securing flies to boxes, the combination of a framea pivotally-supported box-receiving table, a presser-bar, a rockeshaftjournaled in the frame, togglelinks connecting said table to therock-shaft,

a driving-shaft, an auxiliary shaft driven thereby, a cam on saidauxiliary shaft, and suitable means connecting said'cam to thetoggle-links whereby the rotary action of the cam will operate thetoggle-links to raise and" lower the .table for the purposes described.

4. In a machine for securing flies to boxes, the combination .of aframe, a presser-bar, a pivotally-supported box-receiving table,toggle-links connected to the table, a rock-shaft j'ournaled in theframe, a driving-shaft, an.

auxiliary shaftdriven thereby, a cam on said auxiliary shaft, acam-lever pivoted to the machine-frame and operated by said cam and arod connecting the toggle-links andthe cam-lever whereby the rotaryaction of the cam causes the toggle-links to intermittently raise andlower the table for the purposes described.

5. In a machine for securing flies to boxes,

the combination of a frame, a presser-bar, av

pivotallysupported .box -receiving table, a fly-holding plate carried bythe table, means 'connected with the plate to hold and release the flywhen the table is raised and lowered, the driving-shaft, an auxiliaryshaft driven thereby, toggle-links connected to the table, a rock-shaftjournaled in the frame of the machine, a grooved-face cam on theauxiliary shaft, a cam-lever journaled to the side frame, and carrying aroller that travels in the groove in the cam and an adjustable rodconnecting the to gle-links with the cam-lever whereby the ta leis-raised and lowered during each revolution of the cam, for thepurposes described.

6. In a machine for securing flies to boxes,

the combination of a movable box-receiving table, a movable presser-bar,means for moving the-table and presser-bar toward and from each other, afly-holding plate carried by the table, the plate adapted to hold the'ungummed portion of the fly when the table is raised, and release itwhen the table is lowered, a key-bar supported on the table, a series ofsliding blocks mounted on the keybar and means for lowering and raisingsaid key bar to clamp and release the sliding ,blocks. 7. In a machinefor securin flies to boxes, the combination of a pivota ly supportedbox-receiving table, a presser-bar, means for moving the table andpresser-bar toward and from each other, a fly-holding plate, pinscarried by the plateand received in holes in the table, resilient meanscarried by the pins for drawing the plate down upon the fly when thetable istraveling toward one limit of its movement and means for liftingthe fly-holding plate when the table is traveling toward itsopposite'limit of movement.

' 8. In a machine for securing flies to boxes, the combination of.a'feed-roll shaft a knifebracket pivotally supported on the feed-rollshaft; and having a knife adjustably attached shaft, an auxiliary shaftdriven thereby, a grooved-face cam secured to theauxiliary shaft, a sideframe, a bell-crank lever journaled to the side frame and carrying aroller thereto, an opposing shear-block, the drivingthat travels in thegroove in the cam, and a connecting-rod having its respective endspivoted to the knife-bracket and the bellcrank lever, said partsoperating to intermittently lower and raise the knife-bracket duringeachrevolution of the cam for the purposes described.

9. r In a machine for securin flies to boxes, the combination of afeed-r01 shaft a knifebracket pivotally supported on the feed-roll shaftand. having a knife adjustably attached thereto, an opposing shear-blocka plate fastened to the bracket for supporting the end of the paperafter the knife has descended,

the drlving-shaft the auxiliary shaft, the

cam, the bell-crank lever and the connectingrod operating to lower andraise the knife for the purposes described.

10. In a machine for securing flies to boxes, the combination of aframe, an operating-lever pivoted to the frame, toggle-links connectedto the operating-lever, a presser-bar pivotally connected with the frameby means of thetoggle-links, a table adapted to cooperate with thepresser-bar, the driving-shaft, the auxiliary shaft driven thereby, agroovedface cam on said auxiliary shaft, a cam-lever journaled to theside frame and carrying a roller that travels in a groove in the cam andan adjustable connecting-rod having its respective ends connected to thecam-lever and the operating-lever, whereby the presser-bar will beintermittently lowered and raised during each revolution of the cam forthe purposes described.

1 1. In a machine for securing flies to boxes, the combination of adriving-shaft, an auxiliary shaft driven thereby, a gear on saidauxiliary shaft, a rack-bar operated by the gear and adapted to engage apinion on the feedroll shaft, the feed-roll and supporting-shaftcarrying the rack engaging pinion feedwheels and a pawl and ratchetoperatively connected to the pinion and feed-roll shaft forintermittently feeding the paper for the purposes described.

12. In a machine for securing flies to boxes, the combination of adriving-shaft, an auxiliary shaft driven thereby, said auxiliary shafthaving a gear thereon a pinion secured to the driving-shaft meshing withand driv ing the gear on the auxiliary shaft, a rackbar adjustablyattached to said gear, a rackbar guide pivotally supported on the bearings of the feed-roll shaft, the feed-roll shaft having a pinion looselymounted thereon and engaging the rack-bar, a feed-roll on said shaft,feed-wheels a pawlcarrying disk mounted on and secured to the rack-barinion, a friction-disk carried on the feed-roll shaft, a ratchet-wheelsecured to the feedroll shaft, the pawl on the pawl-carrying diskengaging the ratchet-wheel a pin on the periphery of the frictiondiskengaging the pawl to throw it in and out of engagement with theratchet-wheel and a spring forcing the friction-disk in contact with theratchetwheel for the purposes described. 13. In a machine for securingflies to boxes, the combination of a driving-shaft an auxiliary shaftdriven thereby, a rotatably-supported feed-roll shaft, a feedrollthereon, a gear on the auxiliary shaft, a rack-bar operated by the gear,a pinion and a pawl-carrying disk on the feed-roll shaft, the pinion andpawl-carrying disk being operatively con nected, a pawl on the disk, aratchet-wheel secured to the feed-roll shaft and engaged by the pawl,and a plurality of adjustable feedwheels held in contact with thefeed-roll.

14. In a machine for securing flies to boxes the combination of themachine-frames, the feed-roll, a slotted bar secured thereto over thefeed-roll, a plurality of feed-wheels supported on studs sleeves inwhich the studs are adjustably held and guided said sleeves secured tothe slotted bar and held in frictional contact with the feed-roll bysprings in the sleeves for the purposes described.

15. The combination in a fly-pasting machine, with a suitably-drivenshaft, and a wheel carried thereby, of a slotted. block secured to thewheel, a headed stud, the head of which is received in the slot, meansin the slot and engaging the head of the stud for adjusting the latterlongitudinally of the slot, a rack-bar one end of which is journaled onthe projecting portion of the stud, a suitablysupported feed-roll andmeans engaged by the rack-bar for communicating motion to the feed-roll.

16. The combination in a fly-pasting machine, with a feed-roll, of aswinging boxsupporting table located in advance of the feed-roll wherebya space is left between the feed-roll and the table, a swingingpapercutting means operating in the space, and a paper-supporting meanscarried by the paper-cuttin means for bridging the space between theeed-roll.

17. The combination in a fly-pasting ma chine with a feed-roll, 'of aswinging table spaced apart from the feed-roll, a knife carried by thatedge of the table nearest the feed-roll, a swinging papencutting knifeoperating in the space between the feed-roll and table and inconjunction with the knife carried by the table and a paper-supportingmeans carried by the swinging knife and bridging the space between thefeed-roll and the table.

18. The combination in a fiy-pasting machine, of a pivotally-supportedswing-boxsupporting table, a paper-feeding mechanism for feeding a flyonto the table, a papercutting mechanism and means for swinging thepaper-cutting mechanism and the table simultaneously in oppositedirections to effect a cutting of the paper and to bring thebox-carrying table into operative position.

19. The combination in a fly-pasting machine, of a box-supporting table,a key-bar supported on the table, a series of blocks slidably mounted onthe bar and means for locking and releasing the blocks relative to thekey-bar and table.

20. The combination in a fly-pasting machine, of a movablebox-supporting table, a fly-holding plate carried by the table andnormally tending to lie thereupon and projecting means carried by theplate adapted to engage a stationary portion of the machine during themovement of the table to raise the plate away from the table.

JAMES PHILIP BIRD.

Witnesses:

WM. A. COURTLAND, J. GREEN.

